Exercising Power: Hilary Mantel, David Runciman and Helen Thompson

In this live episode of our partner podcast, Talking Politics, Hilary Mantel talks to David Runciman and Helen Thompson from our partner podcast, Talking Politics, about the politics of the Tudor court, revolutionary France, royal bodies and more, to mark the publication in paperback of ‘Mantel Pieces’.

The event was part of our second Subject/Object event series, on 'The Power Behind the Throne'.

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